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It's very important to take tennis to the people. For young people, they get to see the best in the world.


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Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about life.

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I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.



Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than the women. But the women's ratings are better, at least at home in the United States than in the men's tennis.

Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than the women. But the women's ratings are better, at least at home in the United States than in the men's tennis.



Natural talent only determines the limits of your athletic potential. It's dedication and a willingness to discipline your life that makes you great.

Natural talent only determines the limits of your athletic potential. It's dedication and a willingness to discipline your life that makes you great.



The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.

The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.



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Reputation is what others think about you. What's far more important is character, because that is what you think about yourself.



Ever since that day when I was 11 years old, and I wasn't allowed in a photo because I wasn't wearing a tennis skirt, I knew that I wanted to change the sport.

Ever since that day when I was 11 years old, and I wasn't allowed in a photo because I wasn't wearing a tennis skirt, I knew that I wanted to change the sport.





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